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Quotations about the String QuartetMuch has been written about the string quartet and its instruments. Here are some quotations:- " Chamber music is at once one of the most enjoyable and the most dignified of literatures. The musical amateur often makes it his hobby and considers it the mainspring of his musical existence . . . The professional musician turns to it for relaxation and for a kind of pleasure that no other field offers. Homer Ulrich (1906— Chamber Music 1948) " Arrangers and composers through the agesMany composers have written music specifically for the String Quartet, which was considered by many of them to be the ‘most perfect ensemble’. Other musical works have been transcribed for the quartet, including orchestral, vocal, and even pop and jazz band pieces. A few examples are given below, as illustration. Michael Haydn (1737-1806; age 68); Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793; age 54); Jan Evangelista Antonin Kozeluh (1738-1814; age 75); Roderik de Man (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); John Mitchell (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883; age ca. 30); André-Charles Messager (1853-1929; age 75); George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931; age 76); Michael Repoulis (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Stephen Watson (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Philip Goddard (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Chinary Ung (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Victor Suslin (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799; age 59); Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813; age 74); Friedrich Rust (1739-1796; age 56); Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816; age 76); Steve Perillo (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); David Conte (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Ian Venables (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Edgar (Pierre Joseph) Tinel (1854-1912; age 58); Leoš Janáček (1854-1928; age 74); Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801; age 60); Vaclav (Wenzel) Pichl (1741-1805; age 63); André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813; age 72); Canary Burton (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Friedrich Schenker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Ulf Grahn (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Gerhard Wielakker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925; age 70); John Philip Sousa (1854-1932; age 77); Hendrika van Tussenbroek (1854-1935; age 80); Bernard Zweers (1854-1924; age 70); Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893; age 39); Brian Ferneyhough (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Johann André (1741-1799; age 58); Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805; age 62); Carl Stamitz (1745-1801; age 56); Giuseppe Giordani (1745-1798; age 52); Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799; age 53); Gearg Druschetzky (1745-1819; age ca. 74); Gabriel Senanes (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); CLICK HERE [About String Quartets] [Ensembles in Brentwood wedding music repertoire] [About Brentwood] [About music in Brentwood] [About Wedding Venues] [About Wedding Ceremonies registrars, ministers and music] [About other kinds of music such as jazz or folk] [Frequently Asked Questions FAQs] [Ensembles1] [Ensembles2] [Ensembles3] [Ensembles4] [Links] [Home Page] |